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Nymphaeaceae > Nymphaea (water lily)

Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) White Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)
Harnett Co., NC
3 Sep 2006

Statewide in NC and common in the coastal plain, but uncommon to fairly rare in the piedmont & mountains.

Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) White Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)
Harnett Co., NC
3 Sep 2006

Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) White Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)
Harnett Co., NC
3 Sep 2006


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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